Hi,<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Anestis Kozakis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kenosti@gmail.com" target="_blank">kenosti@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 13 July 2012 16:31, Brent Wallis <<a href="mailto:brent.wallis@gmail.com">brent.wallis@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> How about this as an alternative:<br>
> How bout if those that think the LA name is bad for them just run off and<br>
> start their own org?<br>
<br>
</div>[snip]<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> In short, I call on those that are buzzing out this name change<br>
> spin/script/meme/"pointy at the constitution wanky" just go and play with<br>
> their own toys!<br>
><br>
> Set up your own org, spend your own time and effort to create what you want.<br>
> Leave LA alone!<br>
> Stop the hijack!<br>
><br>
> BW<br>
<br>
</div>I call on those objecting to a name change to go and create their own<br>
org and do as they wish. They can call it Linux Australis, or Linus<br>
Aurealis, or Linus Down under.<br>
<br>
See, it kind of works both ways doesn't it.<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Nope.</div><div>The logic here is nonsensical and misses the fact that the newly named org want to KEEP LA.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
As I said, if you had read my e-mail, LA has the perception of being<br>
more Admin than about Linux promotion and advocacy. A name change is<br>
good, as then LA becomes "Umbrella Administrative Organisation" \,<br>
leaving Linux Australia to be about promoting and advocating Linux.<br>
<br>
Why is this concept so hard for people to grasp?<br>
<br></blockquote><div>Management of said perception is in the hands of committee. </div><div>Some of us ( a sad and sorry minority unfortunately) view this name change as being a band aid on a failure to communicate.</div>
<div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
No one is hijacking Linux Australia. Just formalising and<br>
re-arranging the organisational structure as it currently exists.<br>
Linux Australia will still be there, with people to advocate and<br>
promote Linux, as it should be.<br>
<br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Then again, there will always be people who object to change just for<br>
the sake that it is change.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></blockquote><div> Ah, the "philistine gambit."</div><div>Those that know the true me , that know what we do....know this is not a true.</div><div><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>BW</div></div>